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Sleeping on side?

I know I'm supposed to sleep on left side but I'm just finding it sooo uncomfortable. Before I was pregnant, I always slept on my side, I could never stand lying in my back but now that I have to sleep on my side, all I want to do is lie flat on my back! My bump hurts when I'm on my side, even with cushions under it and I'm sure baby thrashes about more when I'm on my side so not sure he likes it either. I just so desperately want to be able to sleep but I'm terrified if skewing in my back. Is anyone else having this problem?

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I end up sleeping on my right side as much as I sleep on my left..I don't mean to but my hips kill if I stay on one side too long!i do put cushions under the bump but as its a pregnancy cushion and I turn over I end up sleeping on right side with no cushion under bump otherwise I would have to lift up the pillow each time I roll over if you know what I mean!cant wait to sleep on my belly again!! :)

At the moment i can only sleep on right hand side due to back/hip pain in left, so after an hour my right side goes a bit numb and baby girl starts gtting under my rib and uncomfortable so im desperate to sleep on my back just to get some sleep.

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